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An Iceland FishermanPierre Loti

An Iceland Fisherman

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Original author: Pierre Loti

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"An Iceland Fisherman" by Pierre Loti is a novel published in 1886. It follows Breton fishermen who sail each summer to the dangerous Iceland cod grounds, depicting their romantic yet inevitably sad lives. Loti combines French realism with literary impressionism, using simple vocabulary to awaken deep sensations. The novel features humble working-class characters facing everyday incidents of love and separation, but its greatest strength lies in its striking depictions of nature as an all-powerful, blind force dominating the drama of human life.

An Iceland Fisherman, by Pierre Loti. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2196.

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51 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter4,098 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: The Fishermen2,766 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Icelanders553 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Women at Home2,946 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: First Love1,033 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Second Meeting3,169 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: News From Home1,878 words
  8. 8.Chapter I: The Plaything of the Storm1,908 words
  9. 9.Chapter II: A Pardonable Ruse404 words
  10. 10.Chapter III: Of Sinister Portent2,512 words
  11. 11.Chapter IV: His Reluctance435 words
  12. 12.Chapter VI: Ordered on Foreign Service210 words
  13. 13.Chapter VII: Moan's Sweetheart506 words
  14. 14.Chapter VIII: Old and Young732 words
  15. 15.Chapter IX: The Eastern Voyage898 words
  16. 16.Chapter X: The Orient408 words
  17. 17.Chapter XI: A Curious Rencontre1,567 words
  18. 18.Chapter XII: Striking the Rock Unknown796 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIII: Home News615 words
  20. 20.Chapter I: The Skirmish946 words
  21. 21.Chapter II: “out, Brief Candle!”1,316 words
  22. 22.Chapter III: The Grave Abroad418 words
  23. 23.Chapter IV: To the Survivors, the Spoils506 words
  24. 24.Chapter V: The Death-Blow1,453 words
  25. 25.Chapter VII: The Comforter305 words
  26. 26.Chapter VIII: The Brother's Grief305 words
  1. 27.Chapter IX: Work Cures Sorrow1,313 words
  2. 28.Chapter X: The White Fog592 words
  3. 29.Chapter XI: The Spectre Ship1,267 words
  4. 30.Chapter XII: The Strange Couple1,569 words
  5. 31.Chapter XIII: Renewed Disappointment489 words
  6. 32.Chapter XIV: The Grandam Breaking Up1,185 words
  7. 33.Chapter XV: The New Ship984 words
  8. 34.Chapter XVI: Lone and Lorn812 words
  9. 35.Chapter XVII: The Espousal1,215 words
  10. 36.Chapter I: The Courting by the Sea531 words
  11. 37.Chapter II: The Seaman's Secret350 words
  12. 38.Chapter IV: Flower of the Thorn517 words
  13. 39.Chapter V: The Cost of Obstinacy645 words
  14. 40.Chapter VI: The Bridal800 words
  15. 41.Chapter VII: The Discordant Note2,383 words
  16. 42.Chapter VIII: The Blissful Week1,594 words
  17. 43.Chapter I: The Start1,454 words
  18. 44.Chapter II: The First of the Fleet547 words
  19. 45.Chapter III: All but Two187 words
  20. 46.Chapter IV: Still at Sea103 words
  21. 47.Chapter V: Sharing the Dread775 words
  22. 48.Chapter VI: All but One592 words
  23. 49.Chapter VII: The Mourner's Vision572 words
  24. 50.Chapter VIII: The False Alarm1,276 words
  25. 51.Chapter IX: Wedded to the Sea181 words